Tips for Mental Well-Being When You Can't Get to Therapy

One of the greatest gifts I have been able to give myself in my late twenties and early thirties has been the gift of inner healing.
Throughout my early off-and-on relationship with therapy, I never felt like I was growing as a woman or working through my own baggage. But over the last five years, the therapist I see has helped me dig deep into my own story and do the healing work I have long needed to do.

Therapy is a gift I can give to myself and one for which I am incredibly grateful.
However, I am well aware that, for many women, the luxury of going to counseling is something that may not be feasible in their life for a variety of reasons (finances, insurance coverage, fear of what others will think).
While going to therapy is a wonderful avenue, there are still various tools you can use in your life to help you deal with stress, even if you're unable to go to counseling.

What do those things look like?

Knowing your triggers.
Reading reliable sources.
Practice diaphragmatic breathing.
Daily Gratitude.
Catching your ANTS.

You can read more about each of these suggestions over at Verily . . .